Most Active Articles 2009-11-24T11:52:23.775-05:00 Business Exchange Business_Exchange@businessweek.com urn:com:businessweek:bx:topic:most-active:crowdsourcing John Tozzi jtozzi282 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:14871238541462170549-607dd8052c10969c353cfd4a6d1c4ede 2009-11-16T15:32:51.401-05:00

One of my favorite aggregation sites is Business Week Exchange. To me BX represents a knowledge inventory. Everyone who posts to this site is a media maven, social influencer, and trust agent. Each one represents a galaxy of relationships,...

One of my favorite aggregation sites is Business Week Exchange. To me BX represents a knowledge inventory. Everyone who posts to this site is a media maven, social influencer, and trust agent. Each one represents a galaxy of relationships,... http://www.conversationalcurrency.com/4858/bx-they-trust-me-i-trust-them/ Daniel Robles drobles975 5 1 0 4 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1879551401986347287-7763703bf7f0d7b0ff82b53195d8e346 2009-11-05T17:21:12.408-05:00

Last week Twitter debuted a new feature that lets you group your followers, Twitter calls it Lists. To learn Twitter List basics, Josh Catone’s Mashable post HOW TO: Use Twitter Lists is a good place to start. Why do lists of Twitter accounts matter?

Last week Twitter debuted a new feature that lets you group your followers, Twitter calls it Lists. To learn Twitter List basics, Josh Catone’s Mashable post HOW TO: Use Twitter Lists is a good place to start. Why do lists of Twitter accounts matter? http://sloanreview.mit.edu/improvisations/2009/11/04/twitter-lists/ Eric Tsai etsai275 8 7 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1051819951173701660-5178fe99e9ee12c27ca7e2f333c179cc 2009-11-07T08:34:05.383-05:00

Community Currency Systems are not new, in fact, they preceded the current financial system by, say, 50,000 years. The focus of this blog resource is to investigate all currencies and reflect them upon the image of a vast new technological...

Community Currency Systems are not new, in fact, they preceded the current financial system by, say, 50,000 years. The focus of this blog resource is to investigate all currencies and reflect them upon the image of a vast new technological... http://www.ingenesist.com/general-info/community-currency-systems.html Daniel Robles drobles975 3 3 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:17945907973650567785-853f7b553053233979c9f1dc11662421 2009-10-27T15:37:50.886-04:00

Fiat Brazil is designing a concept car using crowdsourced ideas collected through a dedicated project website as well as via social-networking sites, including Facebook, Twitter and Orkut. This initiative is dubbed the “Mio” project and the Fiat Concept Car III will be presented at the 2010 International São Paulo Auto Show in Brazil, though it is still to be determined if it will be commercially launched.

Fiat Brazil is designing a concept car using crowdsourced ideas collected through a dedicated project website as well as via social-networking sites, including Facebook, Twitter and Orkut. This initiative is dubbed the “Mio” project and the Fiat Concept Car III will be presented at the 2010 International São Paulo Auto Show in Brazil, though it is still to be determined if it will be commercially launched. http://www.headlightblog.com/2009/10/fiat-mio-bringing-crowdsourcing-to-the-automotive-industry/ Mary S. Butler mbutler535 16 16 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:12129370869795778221-8b380b8f80358df7179ab372c7dff349 2009-11-07T08:39:01.518-05:00

Suppose someone puts together a Twitter campaign scaring everyone to withdraw their money from a single financial institution who just handed out big bonuses?

Suppose someone puts together a Twitter campaign scaring everyone to withdraw their money from a single financial institution who just handed out big bonuses? http://www.ingenesist.com/general-info/twitter-can-fuel-a-run-on-banks.html Daniel Robles drobles975 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7930792178015259748-f28f185d5a85422e7f73d9411841dd18 2009-11-07T08:20:01.896-05:00

When will people realize that “the corporation” is simply a collection of good people bound to a social agreement?: That which is in the best interest of the corporation is ultimately in the best interest of the individual - even if that means 10% of their comrades must be sent to the Gulag.

When will people realize that “the corporation” is simply a collection of good people bound to a social agreement?: That which is in the best interest of the corporation is ultimately in the best interest of the individual - even if that means 10% of their comrades must be sent to the Gulag. http://www.ingenesist.com/general-info/when-capitalists-are-really-the-socialists.html Daniel Robles drobles975 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4265280361140029814-712cb570269794a4fc284e66f83e0120 2009-10-17T09:35:18.127-04:00

I attended the KC Small Business "Think Bigger" luncheon recently when guest speaker David Kord Murray discussed his new book, "Borrowing Brilliance." The tome covers 6 steps (defining, borrowing, combining, incubating, judging, and enhancing) to...

I attended the KC Small Business "Think Bigger" luncheon recently when guest speaker David Kord Murray discussed his new book, "Borrowing Brilliance." The tome covers 6 steps (defining, borrowing, combining, incubating, judging, and enhancing) to... http://www.business-strategy-innovation.com/2009/10/can-brilliance-be-borrowed.html Braden Kelley bkelley034 14 14 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:13353284579370837545-51188a100336a3d770af93d35ccbb9dd 2009-09-28T09:23:42.982-04:00

Next-generation enterprises looking to drive efficiency and innovation have recently been able to tap into online communities to offload work. For the first time since outsourcing became prevalent in the 90s -- making it easier to move tasks out to...

Next-generation enterprises looking to drive efficiency and innovation have recently been able to tap into online communities to offload work. For the first time since outsourcing became prevalent in the 90s -- making it easier to move tasks out to... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/enterprise/2009/09/crowdsourcing_5_reasons_its_no.php Yamill Vallecillo yvallecillo161 18 16 1 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:13774069211575721893-8d10b2d260a15aa69e929da01239b09b 2009-10-18T11:29:14.989-04:00

“Because the purpose of business is to create a customer, the business enterprise has two–and only two–basic functions: marketing and innovation. Marketing and innovation produce results; all the rest are costs. Marketing is the distinguishing,...

“Because the purpose of business is to create a customer, the business enterprise has two–and only two–basic functions: marketing and innovation. Marketing and innovation produce results; all the rest are costs. Marketing is the distinguishing,... http://www.thenextwave.biz/tnw/?p=781 Robert Brands rbrands825 5 3 0 2 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:3726326907590304181-948353862c993056d456219b816a0c88 2009-10-23T08:08:54.275-04:00

A few weeks back someone told me an interesting story about Procter & Gamble and their competitors. It is well-known that P&G is the open innovation champion and their long focus on open innovation has given them an important advantage.

A few weeks back someone told me an interesting story about Procter & Gamble and their competitors. It is well-known that P&G is the open innovation champion and their long focus on open innovation has given them an important advantage. http://www.business-strategy-innovation.com/2009/10/why-open-innovation-matters.html Braden Kelley bkelley034 4 4 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:17859599922521600426-4a55ae4731aa9eeafa8f7440e184b4c5 2009-10-07T11:22:41.767-04:00

Seth Godin argues the Internet has ended mass marketing and revived a human social unit from the distant past: tribes. Founded on shared ideas and values, tribes give ordinary people the power to lead and make big change. He urges us to do so.

Seth Godin argues the Internet has ended mass marketing and revived a human social unit from the distant past: tribes. Founded on shared ideas and values, tribes give ordinary people the power to lead and make big change. He urges us to do so. http://www.ted.com/talks/seth_godin_on_the_tribes_we_lead.html Janna Bastow, CAPM jbastow343 9 8 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:8146130244792685720-383755e15021e0c830a9c95790760dac 2009-09-28T09:55:05.262-04:00

Denook is simple. We want to bring everyday projects to life. Whether it's a logo, website, a piece of apparel, or illustration. Our community of designers will create it for a prize. We save the headache of looking for designers and clients to work with.It's easy to start a project here, or participate in one. Hours after a project is up, you'll see it's already exposed to our community where great ideas are put in front of you. At the end, you choose the best design!

Denook is simple. We want to bring everyday projects to life. Whether it's a logo, website, a piece of apparel, or illustration. Our community of designers will create it for a prize. We save the headache of looking for designers and clients to work with.It's easy to start a project here, or participate in one. Hours after a project is up, you'll see it's already exposed to our community where great ideas are put in front of you. At the end, you choose the best design! http://www.netsquared.org/blog/yamill/crowdsource-your-design-projects-get-most-choices-your-money Yamill Vallecillo yvallecillo161 6 5 1 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:17024099439873660494-b741e5e69184f4f65b606d3ec2d4d111 2009-10-19T11:11:48.407-04:00

Innovation is an experiment of sorts. It requires a culture of risk, opportunity and challenge. Moreover, for an organization to benefit from innovation, leaders and team members alike must welcome – and grow from – failure.

Innovation is an experiment of sorts. It requires a culture of risk, opportunity and challenge. Moreover, for an organization to benefit from innovation, leaders and team members alike must welcome – and grow from – failure. http://www.robertsrulesofinnovation.com/blogs/no-risk-no-innovation-blogs/experimentation-risk-failure-improved-environment-for-innovation.html#more-213 Robert Brands rbrands825 7 6 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4882395710617221205-233a5c040c23c0bd69476e687599876d 2009-10-20T11:49:37.058-04:00

Triton Media Group, which provides programming to 4,500 radio station affiliates, has signed an agreement with Jelli to syndicate two Internet programs on FM and high-def stations. The Top 40 Jelli and the Rock Jelli programs are scheduled to go live across the U.S. early next year.

Triton Media Group, which provides programming to 4,500 radio station affiliates, has signed an agreement with Jelli to syndicate two Internet programs on FM and high-def stations. The Top 40 Jelli and the Rock Jelli programs are scheduled to go live across the U.S. early next year. http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=115660 Scott Miller smiller623 5 5 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:8689890209205951541-4d5c10369989527ba054efbdd6f5ba36 2009-10-13T17:01:53.022-04:00

Deloitte LLP’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) practice has recently released the results of the 2009 Tribalization of Business Study, which evaluates the perceived potential of online communities* and identifies how enterprises believe they may better leverage them. Conducted in conjunction with Beeline Labs and the Society for New Communications Research, this second edition of the Tribalization of Business Study measured the responses of more than 400 companies including Fortune 100 organizations which have created and maintain online communities today. Survey results indicate that while enterprises are effectively using online tools to engage with customers, partners, and employees for brand discussion and idea generation, organizations are continuing to struggle with harnessing social media’s full potential. Firms of Deloitte LLP are meeting with clients to share these insights and strategize on how they can help their businesses use these potent business tools.

Deloitte LLP’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) practice has recently released the results of the 2009 Tribalization of Business Study, which evaluates the perceived potential of online communities* and identifies how enterprises believe they may better leverage them. Conducted in conjunction with Beeline Labs and the Society for New Communications Research, this second edition of the Tribalization of Business Study measured the responses of more than 400 companies including Fortune 100 organizations which have created and maintain online communities today. Survey results indicate that while enterprises are effectively using online tools to engage with customers, partners, and employees for brand discussion and idea generation, organizations are continuing to struggle with harnessing social media’s full potential. Firms of Deloitte LLP are meeting with clients to share these insights and strategize on how they can help their businesses use these potent business tools. http://www.deloitte.com/us/2009tribalizationstudy Rob Stoltz rstoltz310 6 2 0 4 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7108418633858585794-997d56600aad3d2d69f7965263ec5963 2009-10-08T09:54:19.675-04:00

Mozilla CEO John Lilly addresses questions from BW readers, posed by BW.com Tech Editor Tom Giles

Mozilla CEO John Lilly addresses questions from BW readers, posed by BW.com Tech Editor Tom Giles http://feedroom.businessweek.com/index.jsp?fr_story=5dcaddc213d1285645858f548964a9f173b5b16d Tom Giles tgiles603 7 5 0 2 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1863536559219847214-9841dfdfd3be80207f35d49f7f799415 2009-10-07T13:29:10.872-04:00

Technology isn't a cure-all for getting employees to talk to each other. In fact, it can be the enemy. By Scott Raskin, CEO, Mindjet Raskin: Employees need to get leave their cubicles and desks, literally or virtually.

Technology isn't a cure-all for getting employees to talk to each other. In fact, it can be the enemy. By Scott Raskin, CEO, Mindjet Raskin: Employees need to get leave their cubicles and desks, literally or virtually. http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/10/05/closing-the-innovation-gap/ Eric Tsai etsai275 2 1 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:12146037132293145477-639e3dc96dc7552484cd05db582557ce 2009-10-19T16:43:29.507-04:00

Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed.

Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/18/AR2009101801844.html Eric Tsai etsai275 2 2 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4152011107823879600-5213ea18269040b1478e7514921f2861 2009-10-13T13:13:29.932-04:00

Any company with a product used by thousands already has a community. The key questions for the company that created that product are: Will we participate in the ongoing conversations in an effort to guide or influence them or pretend...

Any company with a product used by thousands already has a community. The key questions for the company that created that product are: Will we participate in the ongoing conversations in an effort to guide or influence them or pretend... http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/11/social-media-enterprise-technology-cio-network-yusuf.html Leslie MacCallum lmaccallum946 4 3 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:11991553853001297323-301e323e993fd8c53ede49629a1ef000 2009-10-16T09:04:11.158-04:00

I have been asked to present my views on how small and medium-sized companies can move to the next level by implementing open innovation and intrapreneurship. I am still working on the presentation, but below you can see some bullet-points I plan to...

I have been asked to present my views on how small and medium-sized companies can move to the next level by implementing open innovation and intrapreneurship. I am still working on the presentation, but below you can see some bullet-points I plan to... http://www.business-strategy-innovation.com/2009/10/intrapreneurship-and-open-innovation.html Braden Kelley bkelley034 1 1 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:8969402472594385046-16dddc633ef168fa5913a11ff902371a 2009-09-29T15:17:58.655-04:00

The recent coverage of the $1 million Netflix prize was rightly heralded as a victory for crowdsourcing. The competition was designed to create a better algorithm for recommending films. But in the popular press, and in the minds of millions of...

The recent coverage of the $1 million Netflix prize was rightly heralded as a victory for crowdsourcing. The competition was designed to create a better algorithm for recommending films. But in the popular press, and in the minds of millions of... http://www.forbes.com/2009/09/28/crowdsourcing-enterprise-innovation-technology-cio-network-jargonspy.html Janna Bastow, CAPM jbastow343 3 2 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:14990608421507683318-708dc76742bd8ab093c5f5ce9629162d 2009-03-07T00:32:30.647-05:00

Much has been written about 'crowdsourcing' and the 'wisdom of the crowd' over the past couple of years, including "Crowdsourcing" by Jeff Howe - a contributing editor at Wired magazine, and "Wisdom of the Crowd" by James Surowiecki - a staff writer at The New Yorker. Crowdsourcing - "The act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent (usually an employee) and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large group of people in the form of an open call." - Jeff Howe

Much has been written about 'crowdsourcing' and the 'wisdom of the crowd' over the past couple of years, including "Crowdsourcing" by Jeff Howe - a contributing editor at Wired magazine, and "Wisdom of the Crowd" by James Surowiecki - a staff writer at The New Yorker. Crowdsourcing - "The act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent (usually an employee) and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large group of people in the form of an open call." - Jeff Howe http://www.business-strategy-innovation.com/2009/03/is-crowdsourcing-fad-or-foundational.html Braden Kelley bkelley034 47 47 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15509644758634061528-b773b906613f42a76e7be148f1c559e0 2009-09-30T15:33:29.224-04:00

Steve Ressler, a former IT auditor with the Department of Homeland Security, spent a lot of time studying the world’s terrorist networks. He later developed a keen interest in different kinds of networks, and founded Young Government...

Steve Ressler, a former IT auditor with the Department of Homeland Security, spent a lot of time studying the world’s terrorist networks. He later developed a keen interest in different kinds of networks, and founded Young Government... http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2009/09/29/airing-it-out-in-public-where-social-networking-meets-open-government/?mod=rss_WSJBlog Eric Tsai etsai275 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:8215074229733379571-43db03d6d3841ab2eb7319be29195e84 2009-10-12T19:38:05.960-04:00

I am heavily quoting an article below from the DOW JONES NEWSWIRES written By Tom Barkley because this situation leads us into a discussion about alternate currencies in which Conversational Currency is applicable. We predict that the structure for...

I am heavily quoting an article below from the DOW JONES NEWSWIRES written By Tom Barkley because this situation leads us into a discussion about alternate currencies in which Conversational Currency is applicable. We predict that the structure for... http://www.ingenesist.com/general-info/dollar-pressures-force-talk-of-new-currency.html Daniel Robles drobles975 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:9453592747790157652-01b3ef36a7ddca6576960eec9c6ef650 2009-10-12T19:28:27.007-04:00

Many people know that the events that inspired what now has become The Ingenesist Project originated with my personal observation and experience of the Mexican Peso Crisis as a visiting professor. Very few people in America realize the implications...

Many people know that the events that inspired what now has become The Ingenesist Project originated with my personal observation and experience of the Mexican Peso Crisis as a visiting professor. Very few people in America realize the implications... http://www.ingenesist.com/general-info/its-time-for-a-reputation-based-currency.html Daniel Robles drobles975 1 0 0 1